The Quest for Character: What the Story of Socrates and Alcibiades Teaches Us about Our Search for Good Leaders
By: Massimo Pigliucci
3.97
Format: None pages, Audiobook
What Socrates’s greatest failure reveals about an ancient question: Can we teach our leaders to be …
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1. Rome's Last Citizen: The Life and Legacy of Cato, Mortal Enemy of Caesar
By: Rob Goodman , Jimmy Soni
4.16
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The first biography of the final man to stand against Caesar—whose principles and defiance became … read more
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2. The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness and Effectiveness
By: Epictetus , Sharon Lebell
3.37
Format: None pages,
Epictetus was born into slavery about 55 C.E. in the eastern outreaches of the Roman Empire. Sold a… read more
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3. Letters from a Stoic
By: Seneca , Robin Campbell
4.75
Format: 118 pages, Paperback
The power and wealth which Seneca the Younger (c.4 B.C. - A.D. 65) acquired as Nero's minister were… read more
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4. Teach Yourself Stoicism and the Art of Happiness
By: Donald J. Robertson
3.85
Format: 238 pages, Paperback
This new guide to finding a happier way of life draws on the ancient wisdom of the stoics to reveal… read more
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5. The Inner Citadel: The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
By: Marcus Aurelius , Pierre Hadot , Michael Chase
4.20
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The Meditations of Marcus Aureliusare treasured today--as they have been over the centuries--as an … read more
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6. Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control
By: Ryan Holiday
4.28
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
In his New York Times bestselling book Courage is Calling, author Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case … read more
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"We must master ourselves unless we'd prefer to be mastered by someone or something else."-Ryan Holiday, Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control
"We must practice temperance now, in times of plenty, because none of us know what the future holds- only that plenty never lasts."-Ryan Holiday, Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control
7. Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results
By: Shane Parrish
4.21
Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFew things will change your trajectory in life or business as m… read more
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"Our desire to feel right overpowers our desire to be right."-Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results
"The social rewards for going with the crowd are felt long before the benefits of going against it are gained."-Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results
"Most people go through life assuming that we’re right about everything all the time and that people who don’t see things our way are wrong. We mistake how we want the world to be with how it actually…"-Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results
8. Humanly Possible: Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope
By: Sarah Bakewell
4.03
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
The bestselling author of How to Live and At the Existentialist Café explores seven hundred years o… read more
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9. Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor
By: Donald J. Robertson
4.33
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
Experience the world of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and the tremendous challenges he faced and ov… read more
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10. The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher's Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient
By: William B. Irvine
3.74
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Ancient Stoic insights combined with modern psychological research help us overcome—and even benefi… read more
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11. The Confident Mind: A Battle-Tested Guide to Unshakable Performance
By: Nate Zinsser
4.26
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Believe and be unshakable. The Director of West Point’s Performance Psychology Program shares th… read more
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"Confidence is a sense of certainty about your ability, which allows you to bypass conscious thought and execute unconsciously."-Nate Zinsser, The Confident Mind: A Battle-Tested Guide to Unshakable Performance
12. How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
By: Donald J. Robertson
4.36
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The life-changing principles of Stoicism taught through the story of its most famous proponent.Roma… read more
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13. How to Stand Up to a Dictator
By: Maria Ressa
4.34
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
What will you sacrifice for the truth? Maria Ressa has spent decades speaking truth to power. Bu… read more
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14. Breakfast with Seneca: A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living
By: David Fideler
4.28
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The first clear and faithful guide to the timeless, practical teachings of the Stoic philosopher Se… read more
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15. The Quest for Character: What the Story of Socrates and Alcibiades Teaches Us about Our Search for Good Leaders
By: Massimo Pigliucci
3.97
Format: None pages, Audiobook
What Socrates’s greatest failure reveals about an ancient question: Can we teach our leaders to be … read more
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17. The Art and Business of Online Writing: How to Beat the Game of Capturing and Keeping Attention
By: Nicolas Cole
4.44
Format: 340 pages, Kindle Edition
★ From the #1 writer on Quora, 15x Top Writer on Medium, and Top 10 columnist for Inc Magazine ★ W… read more
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18. Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World
By: Ryan Holiday
4.21
Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition
In his New York Times bestselling book, Discipline Is Destiny, Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for… read more
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19. A Handbook for New Stoics: How to Thrive in a World Out of Your Control - 52 Week-by-Week Lessons: How to Thrive in a World Out of Your Control―52 Week-by-Week Lessons
By: Gregory Lopez
4.07
Format: 402 pages, Kindle Edition
A pragmatic philosophy more popular than ever—here are 52 ancient lessons to help you overcome adve… read more
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20. Stoicism: How to Use Stoic Philosophy to Find Inner Peace and Happiness
By: Jason Hemlock
4.13
Format: 143 pages, Kindle Edition
Are you tired of the glass being half empty?Do you worry you don’t have the strength to cope when s… read more
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21. Verissimus: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
By: Donald J. Robertson
4.25
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of Logicomix , Donald J. Robertson's Verissimus is a riveting graphic novel on the… read more
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